Pistol flash-light.



r J BLOGK. PISTOL FLA$H LIG H T, APPLICATION FILED JUNE 10,1913.

Patented Nov. 24, 1914.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE, IOSEIH BLOCK, IBI B,OOKLYN,' NEW 'Y ORK, ASSION(I LTO INTERSTATE ELEOTRIC NOVELTY (30., OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

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Tonl l whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOSEPH BLOCK, a citi zen of the United States, and a resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pistol Flash- Lights, of which the following is a specification.

The purpose of the invention is to provide a pocket flash J'lighttin imitation of a pistol and of simplified, durable and convenient construction. a

One portion of the invention pertains to the con traction of the casing of the flash light, permitting the flash light .to be constriicted comparatively inexpensively and to be conveniently supplied with a battery and replenished with batteries as often as may be required. I

Another feature of the invention pertains more particularly to the means for completing the cir cuit through the lamp on the pull of the trigger, it being highly desirable that this circuit shall' be completed in an effective manner and without complication of movin contacts each time the trigger is pulled an held in its rearward position.

he casing portion of my new flash light col lprises two shells or half casings hinged together at one edge and adapted to be latched together at the opposite ed e to coniplete' the casing, and said casing in its handle portion is adapted to detachably receive a dry or semi-dry battery, which may be replenished at any time desired.

" barrel portion of the piston-casing and the trigger is provided within the casing with the conductor, one end of which is always in engagement with one of the conductors from the battery and theother end ofwh1ch is adapted on the pull of thetrigger to be placed in electrical engagement with the lamp, so as to complete thecircuit from the v battery through the casing and lamp. I

The inventionqvill-be fully understood from the detailed description hereinafter presented, reference being had to the accompanying draw ngs, in which:

Figural is a side elevation of a pistol flash light constructed in accordance'with and embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a front end view'of the same; Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the same, with the two parts of the casing of the flash light opened outwardly Upper side of t The lamp 7 is detachably secured in the outer end of the Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Nov, 24,-1914 Application filed June 10, 1913. Serial No. 772,780. 7 I

I about on the dotted line 55 of Fig. 3, and

Fig. 6 is a vertical transverse section through a portion of the casing of the flash light-on the dotted line 6- -6 of Fig. l and is presented to illustrate more particularly the latch at the upper side of the casing for releasably locking the two sections of the casing of the flash light together;

In the drawings, 10 designates the ex terior casing of the flash light as a whole, and this casing is, as shown, formed of two substantially corresponding longitudinal sections 11, 12 hinged together, as at 13, at

their lower edges and provided at their upper edges with a suitable latch for locking the two sections together, said latch comprising a sprin bar 14: secured to the inner lie section 12 by means of a rivet 15 and having at its forward end an opening 1.6 adapted to, upon the closing of the two sections of the casing together, snap upon-and receive the lower end of a stud 17 secured to the section 11 of the casing. The spring bar 14 has secured to it an upwardly extending finger-piece 18, which, when depressed, will carry the forward end of the spring-let and aperture 16 therein from the lower end of the stud 17 and permit the two sections of the casing to be opened outwardly on the hinge 13, to the position shown in Fig. The-casing sections 11, 12 when closed together present an outline in imitation of a pistol or revolver, having a handle portion and a barrel portion, the section 11 having pivotally secured to it a trigger 19 protected by a guard 20 riveted to said section. The casing sections 11, 12 are hollow sheet metal matching shells, ,and

conductors 2a, 25 extending therefrom, the

conductor 26 carried upon but insulated from the'upper end of" the trigger 19, and the supports 27, 28 for the conductors 2 4, 25, the support 27 being ol 'metal and in electrical engagement with the conductor 24 and section ll 01 the casing, and the support-28 being of vulcanized fiber or other suitable I non-conducting material and held by a sheet .conductor 24:, the insertion of said Iconductor edgewise into said recess serving to materially aid in holding the battery 22 firmly in position. The support28 is also recessed, as at 33, to receive edgewise the battery terminal or conductor 25, and this manner of holding the conductor 25 also aids in the firm positioning of thebattery A halves of the handle and barrel portions of- 22 within the handle portion of the casing. The lower portion of the casing or shell of the flash light rather snugly receives the battery 22, as shown in Fig. 3, and said battery when placed within the casing with its terminals or conductors held by the supports 27, 28 is practically immovable, but may, of

course, be readily detached upon the opening of the casing.

The trigger 19 is formed from a piece of sheet metal and mounted on the pin 30, on which is placed a coiled spring 34 which acts to throw the lower end of the trigger for Wardly and whose force must be overcome on pulling the trigger to flash the light. Upon, the upper end of the trigger is formed a rea wvardly extending plate 35 having lips 36 to clip upon the strip of vulcanized fiber or other insulating material 37, upon which the conductor 26, hereinbefore referred to, may be secured. by riveting, as at 38 (Fig. 4). g X

The outer end of the casing section 12 is provided with a socket 39 to receive the lamp 40 in a. familiar manner, and when the parts of the casing are together the 'terminal 41 at the inner end of the lamp stands in near relation to but free of the forward end of the conductor 26, as shown in F ig. 4..

completes the circuit by which the lamp is,

lighted. The. conductor 26 is an integral strip of metal having its forward end bent :upwardly' to assuredly engagethe terminal 41 otthel'amp. The rear end of the conducton26 1s also bent. upwardly and remains to secure by Letters Patent, is:

The upper end of the support 27' from each otherfa trigger carried by one of metal against which the upwardly extending rear end of the conductor 26 may ride when the trigger 19 is pulled rearwardly.

'lhe'pistol as a whole has been designed with the view of attaining efficiency with simplicity and durability of construction.

What I claim as my invention and desire 1. A flash-light comprising an ,exterior casing composed of two longitudinal hollow,

shells imitating the handle and barrel portions of a pistol, atrigger carried by one of said shells, an electric lamp in said barrel g0 portion,'a. battery in said handle-portion having one terminal in engagement with. said casing, and contact conductoron said trigger having one end to engage the other battery terminal and its other end to engage 35 thev lamp-terminal when the trigger is pulled. 1

A flash-light comprisingan exterior casing composcdof two substantially corresponding matching longitudinhl hollow shells imitating the two'vertical longitudinal a pistol and adai'ited to be opened outwardly said shells, an electric lamp in said barrel portion, a battery in said handle portion having terminals, and a ;contact conductor on said trigger having one endto engage one of said terminals and the other end to en gage the lamp-terminal when the trigger is 190 pulled. ,Q

3. A -flash-light comprising an exterior casing composed of two substantially corresponding matching longitudinal hollow shellsimitating the two vertical longitudinal halves of the handle and barrel portions of a pistoland adapted to be opened outwardly from each. other, said shells being hinged together atthe lower edge of said handle-portion and provided with spring latching means at the upper edge of said barrel-portion,a trigger carried by one of said shells. I anelectric lamp in said barrel portion, a battery in said handle portion having terminals, and a contaet-conductor on said trig- 116 ger having one endto engage one of said I terminals and the other end to engage the lamp-terminal when the trigger is pulled.

4. A. flash-light comprising an exterior casing composed of two substantially corre- 120 sponding matching longitudinal hollow shells imitating the two verticallongitudimil halves of the handle and barrel portions ot a pistol and adapted to be opened outwardly from each other. a trigger carried by one of said'shells, an electric lamp socket and an. electric lamp therein carried in the end of the barrel-portion of one of saidshells, abattery held in the handle portion of one of said shells and having terminals,

,gficonducting support in said shell connected and an electric Q she is imitatin e to ca said othertermifili if} end g iigs thell liamp-termina tli P" I 5: flash-light comprising iifltfior casin compose of two substantially corre- Eon mg matching longitudinal hollow ells inntntin the two vertical longitudiiil halves of t e handle and barrel portions of a pistol and adapted to be opened outward i from each other, a tri 7 er carried b line at and sl elis, an electric am socket barrel portion of the other of said shells, a battery in the hand 6 am-son of the shell having the trigger an haflnga terminal in'electrical engagement with said shell and also a second terminal, and a contact-con= ductoron said trigger having one end to engage said second terminal and another end to engage the lamp-terminal when the trigis pulled.

A flash-light comprising an exterior cas ng composed of two substantially corndzng matching longitudinal hollow the two vertical longitudinal halves o the handle and barrel portions of a pistol and adapted to be opened outwardly from each other, a trigger car ried by one of said shells, an electric lamp said barrel-portion, a battery within said casing havingone terminal in electrical engagement therewith, and a contact-condoctor operable on the pull of said trigger to connect the other battery-terminal with. the lamp.

*7. A flash-light comprising an exterior casin composed of two substantially correspon ing matching longitudinal hollow shells imitating the two vertical longitudinal halves of the handle and barrel portions of a istoland adapted to be opened outward y from each other, said shells being hinged together at the lower edge of said handle-portion and provided with sprinj latching means at the upper edge of sai amp therein comic in the a doctor havin one end to en barrel-portion, a trigger carried b one of said shells an electric lamp in sai barrelportion, a ttery within said casing having one terminal in electricll engagement there- .with, and a contact-conductor operable on the pull of said trig er toconnect the other batte '-terminalw1t the lamp.

8, flash-1i ht comprising an exterior casin compose of two substantially correson ifig matching, longitudinalhollow s ells imitating the two vertical longitudinal halves of the handle and barrel portions of a istol and adapted who 0 ened out;

ward v from each other, said siells bein hinged together at the lower edge of sai handle-portion and provided with sling latching means at the up or edge o sai barrel-portion, an electric amp in said barrel portion, a battery in said handle portion having terminals, a movable contact-conge one of said V terminals anc the other end to engage the,

-wardly from each other, an electric lam socket and an electric lamp therein carriec in the end of the harrel-po rtionof one of said shells, a battery held 1n the handle portion of one of said shells and having termi nals, a. conducting support in said shell connected therewith and recessed to receive one of said terminals, 0. non-conducting support in said. shell recessed to receive the other-of u said terminals a movable contact-conductor having one end to cngagesaid other tenm nal and the other end to engage the lamp- 7 terminal. and means for moving said can tact-terminal.

Sigmtd at New ork city, in the county of New York and Stats oi New 3 orli. this 3th day of June A. I). 1919-.

J OSElI-l BLOCK.

W'itnesses: I

ARTHUR Maison, Cues. 0, Gran. 

